Jurgen Klopp pens lovely tribute to Simon Kjaer for Christian Eriksen heroics
The praise is well deserved Jurgen Klopp has paid tribute to Simon Kjaer following the defender’s heroic actions at Euro 2020. The AC Milan defender, as well as the Denmark national team’s medical staff, were awarded the 2021 UEFA President’s award for their quick reactions in order to save the life of Christian Eriksen, who suffered […]
4 years ago
“Imagine, after all this, we win it?” – Denmark awaits as their heroes turn nightmare into fairytale
“In Denmark, we all feel a connection to Christian, like we know him somehow…” As the full-time whistle blew in Baku on Saturday afternoon, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg slumped to his knees inside the centre circle and began to cry. He remained there, alone, for only a matter of seconds before being lifted to his feet by […]
5 years ago
Denmark captain led by example in Christian Eriksen’s hour of need
Denmark captain Simon Kjaer and goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel have been praised for their roles in coming to the aid of teammate Christian Eriksen yesterday
5 years ago
‘We knew good British teams can score goals from dead balls’
Take a glance at the player ratings in the Danish media and you’ll see how dissatisfied the locals were about the 1-1 draw in Copenhagen. Ireland maintained their positive start to their European Championship Qualifiers campaign with a hard-earned draw against Denmark, on Friday night. The visitors had the best chance of a scoreless first […]
7 years ago